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, 34,000 troops out by february 2014 effectively ending the afghanistan war. but in the end, while the economy took upmost of the debate and speech time, it is wounded in the hall who will be remembered. >> it's the end that we're going to remember because of the people in the room and the way he created that arc about give it a vote, i think that's what we'll remember most out of the speech. >> reporter: unless you live on twitter, where fist bumps, vice presidential glasses and water bottles are viral. for "nightline," i'm jim avila on capitol hill. >> thanks to jim avila for reporting on the state of the union address and the twitterverse as well. >>> just ahead, president obama said tonight that victims of gun violence deserve a vote. we meet the woman who emerged a hero in the fort hood massacre and says the president made her a promise he hasn't kept. ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online
, 34,000 troops out by february 2014 effectively ending the afghanistan war. but in the end, while the economy took upmost of the debate and speech time, it is wounded in the hall who will be remembered. >> it's the end that we're going to remember because of the people in the room and the way he created that arc about give it a vote, i think that's what we'll remember most out of the speech. >> reporter: unless you live on twitter, where fist bumps, vice presidential glasses and...
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. >>> in other news, a major shift for the war in afghanistan. it's been nearly a month since a u.s. service member was killed in the war. the afghans themselves are doing most of the fighting ahead of the pullout next year. and for the first time, that ultraconservative country, female afghan soldiers are now being trained for the social forces. >>> illinois is one step closer to becoming the tenth state in america to approve same-sex marriage. the state senate has passed a bill allowing gay couples to wed. but the house has to okay it. if that happens, the governor has promised to sign it into law. >>> the former mayor of san diego admitted to gambling away an astounding $1 billion and taking millions from her late husband's charity. maureen o'connor wagered the money from 2000 to 2009. she was married to the founder of the jack in the box fast food chain. and said she was going through a rough time. >> it was at a time that, in my life, the last chapter of my life, where i lost my husband, i lost three of my siblings, i lost my two best friend
. >>> in other news, a major shift for the war in afghanistan. it's been nearly a month since a u.s. service member was killed in the war. the afghans themselves are doing most of the fighting ahead of the pullout next year. and for the first time, that ultraconservative country, female afghan soldiers are now being trained for the social forces. >>> illinois is one step closer to becoming the tenth state in america to approve same-sex marriage. the state senate has passed a...
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it's from the drone's perspective, flying and taxiing around a base in afghanistan. some officials are skeptical that video from a u.s. drone has been decoded. but others say it could have come only from a drone. >>> and more news from that region this morning. the military is going from two aircraft carriers to one in the persian gulf. the move announced by the defense department comes as washington tries to avoid sharp spending cuts set to strike the pentagon, as well as domestic programs, starting next month. >>> and another big story that we're watching this morning. millions of people are bracing for a megablizzard that could dump a foot of snow on parts of the northeast. >> the storm could rival the monster blizzards you see here that paralyzed the area around two years ago. boston and coastal new england are expected to bear the brunt of it. but the heaviest snow coming down tomorrow morning. and the new york area could be buried under as much as ten inches of snow. >> airlines are preparing for the very worst. they've already started waiving rebooking fees fo
it's from the drone's perspective, flying and taxiing around a base in afghanistan. some officials are skeptical that video from a u.s. drone has been decoded. but others say it could have come only from a drone. >>> and more news from that region this morning. the military is going from two aircraft carriers to one in the persian gulf. the move announced by the defense department comes as washington tries to avoid sharp spending cuts set to strike the pentagon, as well as domestic...
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. >> the president also pivoted to the war in afghanistan where he made news by announcing another milestone in the push to wind down america's longest conflict. >> tonight i can announce that over the next year another 34,000 american troops will come home from afghanistan. this drawdown will continue. by the end of next year, our war in afghanistan will be over. >> joining us now, chief white house correspondent for "politico" mike allen. i want to start with what surprised you about the speech? anything in there? >> the speech was very ambitious. meat on the bones of the vision the president described in the inaugural address. and then the inaugural address we heard him describing the world as he would like it to be. last night we heard the president talking about the road to get there. and he's building pressure from outside on congress to do things they don't necessarily want to do. that little clip you showed where the president said let's get this done. that deliberately echoed the words of gabby giffords in the most emotional part of that speech, getting the country to push congress
. >> the president also pivoted to the war in afghanistan where he made news by announcing another milestone in the push to wind down america's longest conflict. >> tonight i can announce that over the next year another 34,000 american troops will come home from afghanistan. this drawdown will continue. by the end of next year, our war in afghanistan will be over. >> joining us now, chief white house correspondent for "politico" mike allen. i want to start with what...
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he completed 19 months as top commander in afghanistan, instead of taking the new job, he'll retire to help his wife deal with health issues. here's your "first look" at the dish of scrambled politics americans still don't like congress very much. 15% approve of the job that the lawmakers are doing, up one point from last month. >>> deanny hoyer said that the 2016 presidential race is easy to predict, if hillary clinton decides to win, she'll clear the field. >>> tea party group has apologized for sending out a e-mail that was photo shopped to make karl rove look like a nazi to help raise funds. >>> choosing candy crowley to moderate the second debate was a mistake, crowley was blasted by conservatives for challenging mitt romney. >>> in facebook town hall meeting tuesday, vice president joe biden talked about white house gun control efforts. following the school shooting in newtown, connects cut. the best thing for protection is a shotgun. >> put that double barrelled shotgun and fired two blast outside the house. you don't need a ar-15, it's harder to aim, it's harder to use and in f
he completed 19 months as top commander in afghanistan, instead of taking the new job, he'll retire to help his wife deal with health issues. here's your "first look" at the dish of scrambled politics americans still don't like congress very much. 15% approve of the job that the lawmakers are doing, up one point from last month. >>> deanny hoyer said that the 2016 presidential race is easy to predict, if hillary clinton decides to win, she'll clear the field. >>> tea...
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it won't have the fiscal effect that the reduction and the budget will have in afghanistan because an act before. but our n.a.t.o. allies are looking at us and saying, wait a minute. you've been pressuring us for years to increase our defense budget and suddenly show up at the 11th hour taking an ax to yours, what's this about. >> greta: hopefully the president will listen to this tonight and make the decision to make the general-- let the generals move the money around. >> don't cut operations and maintenance training and don't cut your personnel accounts. >> we'll let them move the money to it. >> you've got it. general, nice to see you. >> and republican senator ran paul says he ran to the senate to stop the reckless spending. now he's putting his money where his mouth is. the senator paul tweeting i announced ill will blill' be r money, more than 20% of the original office budget. so, how did senator paul manage his office so frugally? he says he saved money by watching every purchase from paper to computers. >> ask yourself. if senator rand paul can do that, why can't the rest of
it won't have the fiscal effect that the reduction and the budget will have in afghanistan because an act before. but our n.a.t.o. allies are looking at us and saying, wait a minute. you've been pressuring us for years to increase our defense budget and suddenly show up at the 11th hour taking an ax to yours, what's this about. >> greta: hopefully the president will listen to this tonight and make the decision to make the general-- let the generals move the money around. >> don't...
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and afghanistan is a war zone. last month in your home city with one of the toughest gun laws in the nation, 42 people including that 15-year-old majorette who performed at your inauguration were murdered. and of those murdered in chicago in the last decade less than 1% of them were killed with a long gun. so i guess that handgun ban isn't working out so well. the bottom line, criminals get guns. law abiding citizens get killed. why would you give the criminals an advantage over an unarmed citizenry? hell, why not just post a map like the journal news did and identify where people without guns live. and rahm emanuel. another member of that chicago outfit has the huztpah to threaten banks. you say that chicago is leading the effort to keep communities safe? rahm emanuel, what standing do you have to lead any anti-gun initiative? your city is the murder capital of america. leading the way? where are you going to lead them to? you want to stop law abiding citizens from owning guns while at the same time the obama admi
and afghanistan is a war zone. last month in your home city with one of the toughest gun laws in the nation, 42 people including that 15-year-old majorette who performed at your inauguration were murdered. and of those murdered in chicago in the last decade less than 1% of them were killed with a long gun. so i guess that handgun ban isn't working out so well. the bottom line, criminals get guns. law abiding citizens get killed. why would you give the criminals an advantage over an unarmed...
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for some reason he wants to play it again and again in iraq and afterno afghanistan and again in iran. we look at the resentment burning in john mccain's heart. it's not against george w. bush and his political henchmen who tried to stay mccain's reputation in 2000 but a guy who fear and rallied against wounds just like he did. chuck hagel, a nightmare, by the way, whose flashbacks must haunt still the heart still of john sydney mccain. both are msnbc analysts. both of you, sir, and lady, are younger than me, but i must tell you i'm absolutely convinced we're watching a flashback. watch this. he did a long angry windup before he launched into his first so-called question which was really an indictment. it included putdowns as well as references to vietnam. let's listen. >> in january of 2007 in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committee after some nonsense about syria and crossing the border into iran and syria because of the surge, and a reference to cambodia in 1970 you said, quote, when you set in motion the kind of policy the president's talki
for some reason he wants to play it again and again in iraq and afterno afghanistan and again in iran. we look at the resentment burning in john mccain's heart. it's not against george w. bush and his political henchmen who tried to stay mccain's reputation in 2000 but a guy who fear and rallied against wounds just like he did. chuck hagel, a nightmare, by the way, whose flashbacks must haunt still the heart still of john sydney mccain. both are msnbc analysts. both of you, sir, and lady, are...
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. >>> finally, a former army sergeant has become just the fourth living american soldier from the afghanistan war to receive the medal of honor. clinton romesha was recognized yesterday for defending an american outpost from hundreds of taliban fighters. despite being wounded in battle, the soldier attacked enemies and also helped save many of his fellow troops. >> he lives the soldier's creed. i will never leave a falling comrade. so he and his team started charging as enemy fire poured down. and they kept charging, 50 meters, 80 meters, ultimately 100 meter run through a hail of bullets. they reached their fallen friends and they brought them home. there are many lessons from cop keating, one of them is that our troops should never, ever be put if a position where they have to defend the indefensible. but that's what these soldiers did for each other in sacrifice driven by pure luck. >>> all right. not to be outdone by his dad, his young son collin entertained the crowd before the ceremony. it was super cute. msnbc had that live. president obama said that little guy actually had also been r
. >>> finally, a former army sergeant has become just the fourth living american soldier from the afghanistan war to receive the medal of honor. clinton romesha was recognized yesterday for defending an american outpost from hundreds of taliban fighters. despite being wounded in battle, the soldier attacked enemies and also helped save many of his fellow troops. >> he lives the soldier's creed. i will never leave a falling comrade. so he and his team started charging as enemy...
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. >> it is a key component of that part of the world because it borders afghanistan. in order to get this guy from the pakistanis it is not as if you identified bin laden in a particular house. this it would require us to go into pakistan militarily. i am sure there's plenty of -- (talking over one another) >> the answer you might get from the administration is that it is complicated. with this guy if he is up and around and you can watch him and keep an eye on him that might be better than cutting off aid and risking a bad state. >> if you remember this crime it was one of the worth, worth things i have ever read. it was horrible the way they butchered these people. this is where drones work. um pro drone and i think if you could save american lives by using robotics, send a drone in take them out. why not. >> i am not sure why these people don't just have an accident. >> that is the point. some people need killing. you kill him say sorry after say you still want our money and aid? >> still to come, one college is offering a refund to grads if their degree doesn't ea
. >> it is a key component of that part of the world because it borders afghanistan. in order to get this guy from the pakistanis it is not as if you identified bin laden in a particular house. this it would require us to go into pakistan militarily. i am sure there's plenty of -- (talking over one another) >> the answer you might get from the administration is that it is complicated. with this guy if he is up and around and you can watch him and keep an eye on him that might be...
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. >> reporter: the president also announced the withdrawal of 34,000 troops from afghanistan. and warned congress to avoid the deep government spending cuts set to kick in on march 1st. >> the greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. >> reporter: president obama faces an uphill battle with congress to pass his agenda. republicans say the president's proposals would require new taxes. >> his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. >> reporter: president obama says none of his new proposals would add to the deficit. he takes his economic message on the road today, visiting an auto parts plant in north carolina. rob? >> all right. now, trying to sell his message once again. tahman bradley, live in washington. thanks, tahman. >>> and more political news this morning. chuck hagel could be approved as defense secretary by the end of the week. on a party line vote of 14-11, the armed services committee has voted to send hagel's nomination, now, to t
. >> reporter: the president also announced the withdrawal of 34,000 troops from afghanistan. and warned congress to avoid the deep government spending cuts set to kick in on march 1st. >> the greatest nation on earth cannot keep conducting its business by drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next. >> reporter: president obama faces an uphill battle with congress to pass his agenda. republicans say the president's proposals would require new taxes. >> his...
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commander in afghanistan in what could be the final reshuffling of american leadership before coalition troops are withdrawn on schedule by the end of next year. general joseph dumford took over on saturday. a four star marine officer replaces general john allen. he's been nominated to lead nato forces in europe. general dunford will play a leading role in how many american troops will stay in that country post 2014. meanwhile, former defense secretary bob gates is weighing in on the white house's controversial drone program. gates is supporting a proposal to create a special court for the use of drones abroad. >>> back at home, members of congress remain focused on deficit spending and the sequestration spending that will take place next month. pelosi and cantore laid out the economic divide line. >> what we need is growth. we need growth with jobs, and if you have spending cuts, the education of our children and other investments, like the national institutes of health, where you are hindering growth, you're not going to reduce the did he have silt. it is almost a false argument to sa
commander in afghanistan in what could be the final reshuffling of american leadership before coalition troops are withdrawn on schedule by the end of next year. general joseph dumford took over on saturday. a four star marine officer replaces general john allen. he's been nominated to lead nato forces in europe. general dunford will play a leading role in how many american troops will stay in that country post 2014. meanwhile, former defense secretary bob gates is weighing in on the white...
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>> the mission in afghanistan is to establish a secure and capable afghanistan that can govern itself and ensure that al qaeda never again establishes a safe haven in that country. >> i want to show you a travel that warning that came out this week. the state department put this out. and i know that afghanistan is not a big tourist spot. afghan authorities have a limited ability to maintain order and ensure the security of afghan citizens and foreign visitors. this is right now. if they can't secure their own citizens now, do we think it will change in a year and a half? >> chuck, let's face it. there's a war going on in afghanistan. this is not your peaceful little paradise, you know, where tourists can go to sun bathe. this is a war area. and, you know, the fact is we've made good progress in the war. we've been able to have 75% of their population now under afghan control and security. we've been able to diminish the taliban's capabilities. violence has gone down. we're also developing an afghan army that is increased its operational skill to provide security. so we're on the right
>> the mission in afghanistan is to establish a secure and capable afghanistan that can govern itself and ensure that al qaeda never again establishes a safe haven in that country. >> i want to show you a travel that warning that came out this week. the state department put this out. and i know that afghanistan is not a big tourist spot. afghan authorities have a limited ability to maintain order and ensure the security of afghan citizens and foreign visitors. this is right now. if...
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troops in kandahar, afghanistan, took time to watch. it's going to be awhile before people forget the power outage in the super dome. not caused by beyonce or the hair dryers for destiny's child. officials say it was an abnormality in the power system. >> you sure not the hair dryer? you sure about that? we've confirmed that? >> reporter: that's what i heard. >> that's not going to dryist. >> tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that. keep it right here. the "gma" super bowl party continue this is morning live from new orleans. you don't want to miss it. it's coming up at 7:00 in the morning. >>> following the developing story from southern california involving a deadly bus crash. at least eight people died when a tour bus hit a pickup truck on a remote highway about 80 miles east of l.a. dozens of people were taken to the hospital. the bus was apparently returns to tijuana from the big bear resort neeshl. the driver reportedly had problems with the brakes. >>> that crash comes a day after a bus carrying 42 high school students a
troops in kandahar, afghanistan, took time to watch. it's going to be awhile before people forget the power outage in the super dome. not caused by beyonce or the hair dryers for destiny's child. officials say it was an abnormality in the power system. >> you sure not the hair dryer? you sure about that? we've confirmed that? >> reporter: that's what i heard. >> that's not going to dryist. >> tahman bradley in washington, thank you for that. keep it right here. the...
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deaths in afghanistan. the pentagon says that's because of fewer enemy attacks. and the fact that afghans, now, are taking over more of their own security operations. >>> if you're about to chow down on an egg mcmuffin this morning, you're probably not alone. a new study shows just how much fast food americans eat. adults ate 11% of their daily calories in fast food over a four-year period. topping the survey, nonhispanic black adults who ate one-fifth of their diet from fast food. and the over-60 crowd, ate fast food just 6% of the time. >>> well, drinking coffee can apparently give you the jolt you need to live longer. a new study of older americans found three cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of early death by 10% to 15%. too much caffeine used to be considered unhealthy. but researchers say, the more coffee people consumed the less likely they are to die from injuries, heart disease, stroke and other ailments. >> staff on this show shall live forever. >>> and speaking of coffee, police near seattle say some local coffee joints there have been serving
deaths in afghanistan. the pentagon says that's because of fewer enemy attacks. and the fact that afghans, now, are taking over more of their own security operations. >>> if you're about to chow down on an egg mcmuffin this morning, you're probably not alone. a new study shows just how much fast food americans eat. adults ate 11% of their daily calories in fast food over a four-year period. topping the survey, nonhispanic black adults who ate one-fifth of their diet from fast food. and...
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a push for a $9 minimum wage, real immigration reform, a decision to end the war in afghanistan by the end of next year and an end to progressive government itself. we'll talk about smoking out our adversaries. the failure of opposition like today' puny pathetic reaction from the other side. tonight the crazed unequal day we heard in washington. this large but unmistakable declaration of how small has become this right leaning opposition. small, squeaky, and spiteful. i'm joined by amy klobuchar. and chuck todd. a democratic president made this pronouncement about a government in america. >> we have work to give the american people. a smaller, less bureaucratic government in washington. and we have to give the people one that lives within its means. the era of big government is over. >> last night this president barack obama gave a strong role and criticized republicans who say we must balance the budget. take a listen. >> it is our unfinished task to make sure that this government works on behalf of the many. and not just the few. over the last few years, both parties have worked toge
a push for a $9 minimum wage, real immigration reform, a decision to end the war in afghanistan by the end of next year and an end to progressive government itself. we'll talk about smoking out our adversaries. the failure of opposition like today' puny pathetic reaction from the other side. tonight the crazed unequal day we heard in washington. this large but unmistakable declaration of how small has become this right leaning opposition. small, squeaky, and spiteful. i'm joined by amy...
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you went over to afghanistan? >> we went over to aviano air force base. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] went over to support the troops and just tell them how much we appreciate what they do for us, but went over to qatar, aviano air force base, the uss enterprise, leatherneck -- >> jimmy: "the enterprise?" >> -- afghanistan, and a bunch of different places. >> jimmy: you took air force two. >> air force two. they serve kool-aid on air force two! look at that. [ laughter ] grape kool-aid! [ applause ] they serve kool-aid on air force two! ask the first lady this tomorrow. ask her what her favorite flavor is and she better say red. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: red is not a flavor. >> red is a flavor! >> jimmy: red is not a flavor. >> red is a flavor when you're talking about kool-aid, and i'm a comedian. [ laughter ] ask the first lady tomorrow what her favorite flavor is, and bet she gonna say, "it's red, jimmy." it's red. >> jimmy: red is not a flavor of kool-aid. >> yes, it is. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> yes, it is. >> jimmy: i've got to say. you're super f
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commanding generals for this war in afghanistan. as such, a substantial portion of what he'll be responsible for as commander will be leaving, the huge logistical feat of getting us after fighting there for 12 years. is that going to be a focal point of tomorrow's state of the union address? we do not know. we are now in the managing expectations and strategic leaking and even strategic disinformation part of the process. we're told, for example, to expect a message of economic populism in tomorrow night's speech, picking up themes offered in the president's inaugural address just three weeks ago. we're also told a to expect the president to talk tomorrow night about reducing the number of nuclear weapons that we have. and that then that was flat-out denied this afternoon by the white house. they said no, that's not in the speech. so really, we do not know what is going to be in the president's speech tomorrow. this is no reason to not just wait to hear it. our coverage, by the way, starts at 8:00 eastern tomorrow night. but in term
commanding generals for this war in afghanistan. as such, a substantial portion of what he'll be responsible for as commander will be leaving, the huge logistical feat of getting us after fighting there for 12 years. is that going to be a focal point of tomorrow's state of the union address? we do not know. we are now in the managing expectations and strategic leaking and even strategic disinformation part of the process. we're told, for example, to expect a message of economic populism in...
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part of the pakistani military which is very controlling inside pakistan to send militants over to afghanistan to attack on soldiers and n.a.t.o. soldiers over there. so, washington is very concerned about actually upsetting pakistan, even further. and you know, we give them up to 2 billion dollars a year in military aid and we're getting virtually nothing in return for that. he so, washington doesn't have to deal with this primarily and one of the reasons they haven't attacked the issue as much as you think they would. >> all right, so now some of the civilian americans are doing something with an ad. tell me about it. >> okay. this is a copy of the the ad. it ran in this week's hollywood reporter. it's the full page ad in the oscars special edition of the reporter and it's set up by a california philanthropist who basically was reading all our coverage, reading and listening to all of our coverage about the doctor and felt compelled to do something about it and he thought the air in which zero dark thirty about the bin laden rain was up for numerous awards and the people who made the film sh
part of the pakistani military which is very controlling inside pakistan to send militants over to afghanistan to attack on soldiers and n.a.t.o. soldiers over there. so, washington is very concerned about actually upsetting pakistan, even further. and you know, we give them up to 2 billion dollars a year in military aid and we're getting virtually nothing in return for that. he so, washington doesn't have to deal with this primarily and one of the reasons they haven't attacked the issue as...
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but how also do you compare the way these two men view the bush-era wars in afghanistan and iraq? what's the difference between them? >> well, a couple of things. first of all, chuck hagel probably deserves another purple heart after today's hearing. and i think the other thing you saw, two great heroes, two titans of american senatorial politics really, john mccain and chuck hagel, who ripped apart over a very principal difference about deploying men and women in iraq. and that is i think really the crux of it. i don't think hagel wanted to tell john mccain that oh, your policy may have appeared cosmetically to succeed in a really failed war that didn't move the dial and if you take a look at it, you know, hagel snuck in some very important data points. 1,200 americans died during that time, thousands of others wounded. and by the way, if you take a look at the scene, much of the sunni leadership in iraq had been run out of the country. by maliki. and the experiment looks fragile. so what did you get? and many people think it wasn't the deployment of the u.s. forces, it was the e
but how also do you compare the way these two men view the bush-era wars in afghanistan and iraq? what's the difference between them? >> well, a couple of things. first of all, chuck hagel probably deserves another purple heart after today's hearing. and i think the other thing you saw, two great heroes, two titans of american senatorial politics really, john mccain and chuck hagel, who ripped apart over a very principal difference about deploying men and women in iraq. and that is i...
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hagel wanted to get out and refocus on afghanistan. but another reason republicans wanted to stick it to hagel is because they just dislike the president of the united states. in 2008 hagel helped burnish barack obama's candidacy by traveling to the middle east with him. senator lindsey graham also calls himself a friend of chuck hagel. today he was anything but that. graham harped on a comment hagel made in the past about the israeli lobby. hagel has since apologized for the comments. >> name one dumb thing we've been goaded into doing because of the pressure from the israeli or jewish lobby. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology -- >> but you said back then it makes us do dumb things. so give me -- >> that's what i was referring to. >> -- an example of where we've been intimidated by the israeli/jewish lobby to do something dumb. regarding the mideast, israel, or anywhere else. >> well, i can't give you an example. >> thank you. do you agree with me you shouldn't have said something like that? >> yes, i do. i've alre
hagel wanted to get out and refocus on afghanistan. but another reason republicans wanted to stick it to hagel is because they just dislike the president of the united states. in 2008 hagel helped burnish barack obama's candidacy by traveling to the middle east with him. senator lindsey graham also calls himself a friend of chuck hagel. today he was anything but that. graham harped on a comment hagel made in the past about the israeli lobby. hagel has since apologized for the comments. >>...
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is going to transition to no longer being in the lead role in afghanistan when they make that announcement this spring. i want to talk to you about whether or not it's significant if they're going to rename the operation in afghanistan, whether operation enduring freedom. >> that's really interesting. >> that will be our next conversation. >> hopefully before then. >> okay. chris hayes, thanks. chris hayes hosts "up with chris hayes" weekends. you have to watch. lots to come. stay with us. >>> before i get too far into this next story, i want to show you this. ♪ >> that is arkansas state senator jason rapert, a tea party republican elected in the great tea party wave of 2010. and he apparently can play the living daylights out of a fiddle. wow. also, he gets stuff done in arkansas. last night on the show we reported about a new bill passed yesterday by the arkansas senate that would effectively ban abortion in the state. the bill was sponsored by jason rapert, the fiddler there. a legislator pointed out to him if his bill becomes law, doctors would need to do an internal vaginal ultrasou
is going to transition to no longer being in the lead role in afghanistan when they make that announcement this spring. i want to talk to you about whether or not it's significant if they're going to rename the operation in afghanistan, whether operation enduring freedom. >> that's really interesting. >> that will be our next conversation. >> hopefully before then. >> okay. chris hayes, thanks. chris hayes hosts "up with chris hayes" weekends. you have to...
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he has spent seven years covering the war in iraq and what awaits iraq and afghanistan veterans. the war comes home, washington's battle against america's veterans. aaron glantz, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> what do we know about the meeting between this navy s.e.a.l. and members of congress on the day of the state of the union last week? obviously his identity has to be shrouded for safety reasons. but do we know if he had a receptive audience when he met with these members of congress? >> what members of congress and their staff told us at the center for investigative reporting is they're very moved. here is the guy who killed the most wanted man in our modern history, and he came to them and he apparently didn't talk very much about himself. he talked about the other people in his unit and the 820,000 other veterans that like him are waiting on their disability claim. and a lot of them are in a lot worse strait than he is. and so he spoke about that. he spoke about the difficulties of finding a job after you leave special operations where all
he has spent seven years covering the war in iraq and what awaits iraq and afghanistan veterans. the war comes home, washington's battle against america's veterans. aaron glantz, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> what do we know about the meeting between this navy s.e.a.l. and members of congress on the day of the state of the union last week? obviously his identity has to be shrouded for safety reasons. but do we know if he had a receptive audience when...
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abc's muhammad lila has his story. >> reporter: it's a riveting look at life in afghanistan. but the real story behind oscar nominated "buzkashi boys" takes place when cameras turn off. here, on the grimy streets of kabul, 14-year-old fawad mohammedi sells used magazines to make a living. he spent half his life hustling these streets, the only way to support his family after his father passed away. then two years ago, a random encounter with american filmmaker sam french changed his life. french gave him a lead role in "buzkashi boys," playing the son of a black smith who dreams of playing afghanistan's national sport. muhammadi grew up so poor, his family couldn't afford a television. he's never been on a plane, never left the country. when we asked him which actors would you like to meet, he told us -- >> rambo. >> reporter: and like most american teenagers -- >> i should see also angelina jolie. >> reporter: across town, his poster lines the hallways of the american embassy. >> it's nothing short of extraordinary. >> when they found out he couldn't afford the airfare, they
abc's muhammad lila has his story. >> reporter: it's a riveting look at life in afghanistan. but the real story behind oscar nominated "buzkashi boys" takes place when cameras turn off. here, on the grimy streets of kabul, 14-year-old fawad mohammedi sells used magazines to make a living. he spent half his life hustling these streets, the only way to support his family after his father passed away. then two years ago, a random encounter with american filmmaker sam french changed...